4.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE
The Seller shall assure, and be responsible, that the quality of boxes furnished under this document are of good quality, as pursuant to industry standard manufacturing practices for corrugated boxes, including the materials and/or components used in the manufacturing of the stated boxes.
The Seller shall meet the requirements stipulated in this document, and the specific requirements of the Catalog Description for the specific box as specified in the Purchase Order.
4.1 Manufacturer's Certification:
By the act of placing the UN performance criteria markings on each box purchased, the manufacturer acknowledges, has certified, and accepted responsibility, that the stated box design meets or exceeds the U.S. Department of Transportation's UN performance requirements as stipulated in ¶ 3.2 of this document, and in accordance with the markings prescribed in 49 CFR, ¶ 178.503.
In addition, this certification marking acknowledges that the box manufacturer has complied with the specific standards for fiberboard boxes specifically listed in 49 CFR, ¶ 178.516, including the Cobb Water Absorption Test specifically referenced under 49 CFR, ¶ 178.516(b)(1).
4.2 Receiver Inspection:
The following inspections will be performed on incoming boxes by receiver to determine the boxes meet quality standards and the requirements of this document. However, the receiver is not limited to the following inspections to determine quality and specification conformance. Conformance will be indicated by a Y or N in the yes/no column, and negative responses documented on the Nonconformance Report (NCR), UCN 11457, (items 3-21b), attached to the checklist, and submitted to Lockheed Martin Transportation and Packaging Management (LMTPM) for necessary action.
This checklist is to be reproduced for QC Inspections.
Receiver Inspection Quality Control (QC) Checklist for Incoming Corrugated Boxes |
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QC Conformance >> |
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<< "No's" to be documented on form UCN-11457 with checklist |
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1 |
Dimensions | Stated inside dimensions (from score) are correct for specified box size. | |
2 |
Fiberboard Surface | Clean, no significant scuffing, breaks/cuts in board, corrugation does not protrude past linerboard surface. | |
3 |
Scoring/score lines | Uniform, and sufficient depth to allow clean fold, without distortion. | |
| No surface breaks in the score lines, when flaps folded. | |||
4 |
Corrugating Medium | Medium not crushed within the assembled box. | |
5 |
Box Flaps | When folded along score lines, inside flaps meet, and are square - spacing between exterior flaps no greater than 1/4 inch. | |
6 |
Manufacturer's joint | Metal staples closed, without breaking linerboard, and points/edges not protruding to snag/puncture inner packagings. | |
7 |
Box Alignment | Assembled box and top are square at corners/edges. | |
8 |
Markings | Boxes marked (as a minimum) with LMER specified UN markings, per Catalog Description. | |
| Boxes legibly marked (printed) per required UN markings, and with boxmaker's certificate for the specified box strength, and Rule 41/222 markings. | |||
9 |
Printing | Printing on the box is of the specified size, is sharp, contains no smears, and is located according to specifications. | |
| Closure instructions per ¶ 2.6. | |||
| Length x Width x Height; CATN—plus the last four (4) digits of catalog number on bottom per ¶ 2.9. | |||
10 |
Water Resistance | Documentation furnished with shipment per ¶ 2.5 . | |
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_________________________________ TOTAL UNITS RECEIVED______________________________ SAMPLE SIZE ______________[Based on ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993] INSPECTOR/DATE_____________________________________ |
P.O.
NUMBER______________________________ INSPECTION METHOD: Per LMTPM QC Inspection Plan NCR No. ____________________________ Additional comments provided on back: __ check if yes. |
The above QC check list shall be accomplished for each order based on random samples of incoming boxes, by QC personnel to determine manufacturer's conformance to these specified Packaging Specifications.
Shipments of corrugated boxes not meeting specified requirements will be returned to the seller for credit.
QC inspections resulting in non-compliance with the Packaging Specification will be cause for rejection of the entire shipment.